Dear, Jordanian Bloggers
I am currently putting together a timely round up for Global Voices on the Gaza situation and the reaction of the Jordanian blogosphere. Unfortunately, I only have about 8 links so far, with only 6 bloggers having made some sort of comment on their blog about Gaza. Please bear in mind, this is NOT a criticism of Jordanian bloggers, this post is a CALL on Jordanian bloggers to show some sort of public reaction on their blog. I’m sure everyone has some thoughts they’d like to share, some frustrations they’d like to vent, something, anything, even if it’s symbolic. So please do so today if you can.
Of all Arabs, the Jordanian and Palestinian people are entwined.
An online demonstration of that bond would be appreciated in this time of despair.
Yours Sincerely,
Naseem Tarawnah
The Black Iris
p.s. if you do decide to post something and want to make my life even easier, feel free to post your link here as a comment.
UPDATE: [5 hours later] Well you guys have made one blogger pretty proud. There are about 17 links via roughly 14 bloggers. Keep’em coming!
UPDATE #2: [20 hours later] A total of 28 links from 24 bloggers.
Update #3: [24 hours later] Thanks to everyone who participated, your efforts are highly appreciated. The round up can be published and you can read it on either 7iber Dot Com or Global Voices
Well nassim,
For shabeeba.org i posted a static small picture and i am sure we can find ones that are more expressive, i asked few i know to design a logo. to place on blogs and sites.
i know shabeeba.org is not a typical blog, it speaks the mind of a stream rather than persons, but at least few write and post on it and we all of course support struggle and defiantly against whats happening in gaza.
and if you need translation to arabic for any article, i know many who can do that. i am in for sure 🙂 .. let me know
Have a nice day,
Layla/CHE
OK, now that I have gotten over the mortification of Bakkouz being dead than NOT, I can get on my 365 post, which will be about Gaza Girl. I’ll link in a bit
Layla: time wise, I’m focusing on the english-language blogs, BUT if you find something worthy in arabic, then please share it and if you’re willing to do the translation then all the better. thanks for the help 🙂
kinzi: looking forward to it!
http://kinziblogs.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/5-x-365-gaza-girl/
Thank you Nas for the wonderful initiative.
Thank you for bringing this up Nas …
http://www.anolitasmind.com/2008/01/21/darkness-shadows-gaza-%e2%80%a6/
Naseem,
I’ve written more than 5 posts on 5 different instances about the Gaza situation over the past weekend…and deleted all 5 before publishing any of them…
anyway, here is something sort of entirely different than all 5 …
http://iman-a.com/2008/01/21/darkness/
Thanks for the excellent response guys. much appreciated.
(although, technically it’s all women…hmm…where are the male bloggers?)
Maybe women follow your blogger more than men … I think this is a very good thing 🙂
sorry … your blog … not your blogger
LOL! They’re diving somewhere in the Ocean of Envy 😛
We love you, Nas! 😀
A Candle For Gaza | شمعة من أجل غزة
http://acandleforgaza.blogspot.com
Something else back in beginning of month
http://iman-a.com/2008/01/03/end-the-siege/
…….
Yesterday I was watching the news with my nieces and nephews…they were very very curious to know what was going on … their grandfather ( who is from Gaza), had to explain to them what was going on and why so many people and their dad’s city is without power… the little 2 year old – after deciding to finish singing ‘Khalto is a monster…Khalto is a monster’ asked me while pointing at the TV, ‘khalto, is ziz (this) where baba is from?! we gonna go zhere?’ 😀 …
A while ago, 2 of my nieces were riding with me — one asked if I have the song ‘Qadim.” — it goes something like: qadim, qadim, qadim…kasaman ya gazat il ma3za…qadim…bla bla bla .. she tells me its her favorite song because that’s ‘where baba is originally from.’ we start talking … she tells me how it’s horrible back there now because Hamas and Fatah are fighting (this was some months ago!) I am thinking to myself, ‘my little niece is talking politics, how cute… (one is 7 and 9)…then she tells me ‘mama said that we are going to Palestine in the summer, but that we cannot go to both dafa and gaza…you know how mama is from dafa and baba is from gaza. we have to choose and mama says she doesn’t want to go to Gaza…’ I ask why is that…she says because of all the fighting going on …. then she tells me how her mom is Fatah and her dad is Hamas. LOL… cute… linking where are you from to your political affiliation … 😀
Anyway…
i think I should get back to work… don’t you? 😛
Hello Naseem,
Thanks for putting this together. It’s a great idea!
http://tallouza.blogspot.com/2008/01/gazakeep-quiet-for-honors-sake.html
Am not a blogger, just a reader…
Nice feel, nice drive, and cordially genuine.
God be with Gaza..
All my respect Nas
I do have an entry, but I am not on JB
Bless you Nas
UPDATE: [5 hours later] Well you guys have made one blogger pretty proud. There are about 17 links via roughly 14 bloggers. Keep’em coming!
Thank you.
Hi, I have posted 2 posts but anything can help to spread the truth
http://www.alidahmash.blogspot.com
I don’t know what to write Naseem, this has been happening for long & all of the nation is sick of it since then…
Dana & Respect All: thanks for the posts.
Moey: I know it’s frustrating but I also know you have a creative mind that I’ve seen put to good use when it comes to things that frustrate you…
just a thought 😉
Excellent effort Nas, I have added a compilation of posts from here and there, you can find them all here:
قبر جماعي … اسمه غزة
Hope this helps.
Oh god it’s the least thing we can do to show our support to Gaza …. although i Do feel speachless
http://orientalsoul.blogspot.com/2008/01/when-it-comes-on-killing-palestinian.html
ناسيم،،شكر لك علي هذه المبادره ما ÙŠØصل ÙÙŠ غزه ليس Ùقط جرائم Øرب وقتل مدنيين عزل وأنما سياسه مبرمجه من النضام العنصري الصهيوني الذي أتخدا سياسه التطهير العرقي مند قيامه لقضاء علي الشعب الÙلسطيني ولكن سو٠يÙشلون ÙÙŠ ÙÙŠ النهايه،كما Ùشل النضام العنصري ÙÙŠ Ø£Ùريقيا الجنوبيه Why the world is silence about what is happening in Gaza
Nas, great effort on your part!
Ok here’s my nonpolitical and totally humanitarian G-rated Gaza post inspired by MLK-Day thrown together by a pure Bataineh/Hamdan breed (that would be me):
http://diaryofasoom.blogspot.com/2008/01/dark-and-cold-in-strip.html
Nas. Good work. I added my voice
http://thearabobserver.blogspot.com/2008/01/save-gaza.html
Hey black iris, your initiative effort is highly appreciated!
here’s my post on the issue:
http://bonbonloverr.blogspot.com/2008/01/palestinian-heart-of-darkness.html
Nas,
Any thing that can make this cross eyed world see what is happenning in Gaza will help, I’m not a blogger but a reader also my thoughts and heart go to the brave people in Gaza, I know they in need of more than words.
Lets hope the rest of the 400 million dead ARAB people will wake up.
oh!!
sorry just saw your post!
http://www.secretsinbaghdad.blogspot.com !
UPDATE #2: [20 hours later] A total of 28 links from 24 bloggers.
Thanks to those who participated.
A job well done!
Good work Nas
Hi there Nas,
I truly admire what you’re doing, you truly are one dedicated Arab and I’m so proud to know you my friend!
Just came across your post today, sorry for the delay, but here’s what I’ve got:
http://aquacool.subzeroblue.com/2008/01/22/gazas-calling-out/
and the part from the caricature till the end in:
http://aquacool.subzeroblue.com/2008/01/15/bushs-visit-to-the-middle-east/
Good luck
Final Update:
Thanks to everyone who participated, your efforts are highly appreciated 🙂
The round up can be published and you can read it on either 7iber Dot Com or Global Voices
http://southernmuslimah.blogspot.com/2008/01/pass-us-ball.html
Sorry, late in posting. Thanks for all that you do.
UmmFarouq: thanks for the submission. the round up has been published, BUT if there’s enough for a second one, I’ll write another in the next few days.